Haryana voters rejected Congress’s Caste Politics: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai”

Yogesh K Porwar & Sunil Lohan 

Congress is playing a double game on internal reservation: Bommai”

Bengaluru:The BJP winning a complete majority in Haryana is a clear indication of the direction in which the country’s politics is heading,said former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai.

Speaking to the media at the BJP office in Bengaluru on Tuesday,he said that BJP’s clear majority in Haryana is due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and the strength of the party’s local organization.

This is the first election after the Lok Sabha polls, and the result in Haryana, a state close to the national capital, shows the trajectory of national politics.

The people of Haryana have rejected Congress’s caste-based politics.The Congress tried to portray the BJP as anti-constitutional,but the people supported “Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikas,”a stronger India,and the idea of “Amrit Kaal.”Similar results would be seen in Maharashtra as well,he opined.

About the Assembly polls results of Jammu and Kashmir,a socially sensitive region, Bommai noted that the BJP has gained support outside the valley too.

“Politics is still ongoing, and this is not the end. If the Congress accepts their defeat in Haryana with dignity, we will respect that; however,if they make excuses,we will respond accordingly,” he added.

BJP’s stand on Internal quota is clear

Replying to a question about the BJP’s stance on caste census and internal reservation,Bommai said,Our stand on internal reservation is clear. We have recommended justice for all. Congress is playing a double game.

Initially,they used delay tactics by saying they would act only after a constitutional amendment.Now,after the Supreme Court’s ruling, they claim they will discuss it further.They are not interested in the development of dalits and backward classes.”

He also slammed Congress’s stance on the caste census,and said the Congress claim that he, along with former CM BS.Yediyurappa,rejected the caste census report.

In fact,Kantharaju submitted the report in 2017 during Siddaramaiah’s tenure.If they are champions of the backward classes,why didn’t they accept it back then?

Kantharaju conducted a study and prepared the report. The incumbent chairman of the Backward Commission K.Jayaprakash Hegde gathered information from district commissioners to amend the report.

The BJP’s position on the caste census is clear: the development of backward classes is essential.This issue must not become a source of confusion,nor should it create discord in society,he noted.

Bommai also questioned the timing of the Congress government’s recent emphasis on the caste census, suggesting that it was merely a diversion tactic following accusations of corruption against the current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.